abortion

When the only clinic that offered abortions in Michigan's rural Upper Peninsula closed, an urgent care decided to step in to fill the gap. Now, others are considering similar moves as brick-and-mortar clinics close in blue states.

A paper in JAMA Internal Medicine adds to the growing scientific evidence that medication abortion pills would be safe to sell over-the-counter at the pharmacy. But political opposition means that possibility may not happen anytime soon.

The lawsuit filed by Right to Life of Michigan and the Pregnancy Resource Center alleges a 2023 state law that expanded the definition of “sex” to protect against discrimination based on terminating a pregnancy infringes on constitutional free speech protections.

Michigan bills to restart tracking abortion data — including patients' marital status, racial and ethnic background, and pregnancy history — will get a hearing in the Republican-led House Committee on Health Policy.

When the last clinic offering abortion in the Upper Peninsula closed, a local urgent care started offering abortion pills to help fill the gap. Now it could be a national model for a new kind of abortion access.

Some 14,500 Medicaid patients in Michigan must now pay out-of-pocket or go elsewhere for services like cancer screenings and birth control. "For so many, they're just not going to get the care that they need," one provider said.

A judge has rejected a challenge to Michigan’s ban on taxpayer-funded abortions for low-income residents.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is asking a judge to reconsider part of an earlier ruling on abortion rights.

Michigan Public's Kate Wells discusses her recent reporting on the financial pressures faced by some Planned Parenthood clinics.

New financial pressures on clinics that provide abortion are forcing some to close their doors, even in states that protect the right to abortion.